A company needs to raise $2.8 million to fund a new project. It plans to do so by issuing new shares of common stock. The stock is expected to pay a dividend of $2.00 next year and dividends are expected to grow at a constant rate of 4% annually. Investors require a 9% return on similar stocks. How many shares must the company issue to raise the required funds? Assume the stock price reflects the constant growth model.

A patient is admitted with signs of an acute ischemic stroke. Which of the following time-sensitive interventions should the nurse prioritize?

A 24 year old patient is admitted with weight loss, bright red blood per rectum, abdominal pain and cramping and reporting 15-20 watery bowel movements per day.  Labs are notable for elevated WBC and inflammatory markers (ESR and CRP).  Based on the above information the most likely diagnosis is…  .  Knowing the management of the above diagnosis, what would be an important side effect to educate the patient about…. 

The patient has a blood pressure of 123/57 and mean arterial pressure (MAP) of 79. The patient’s intracranial pressure (ICP) is 12. What is the patient’s cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP)?

A patient admitted with a traumatic brain injury experiences a sudden loss of muscle tone with rhythmic limb jerking that has been going on for nearly 6 minutes. What order do you expect to complete first?   

Match the meningitis manifestation with the associated cranial nerve. 

Your patient admitted with a seizure disorder has just had a staring spell, accompanied by repetitive finger movements that lasted 27 seconds. What type of seizure did they have?

You work at a company that manufactures skee-ball machines. You have been testing a new configuration, and have created a probability distribution to determine the number of points earned per throw. Use the distribution below to answer the following questions. How many points would you expect to get on a random throw? Round your answers to the third decimal place.

You work at a company that manufactures skee-ball machines. You have been testing a new configuration, and have created a probability distribution to determine the number of points earned per throw. Use the distribution below to answer the following questions. What is the standard deviation for the number of points earned per throw? Round your answers to the third decimal place.

A CT scan of a patient’s head reveals a hemorrhagic stroke. What is the priority nursing intervention in the emergency department?